Pampero pass
| Pampero pass | |||
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| Compass direction | north | south | |
| Pass height | 750 m | ||
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| Coordinates | 69 ° 30 '53 " S , 68 ° 7' 58" W | ||
The Pampero Pass is an approximately 750 m high mountain pass at the boundary between the Fallières Coast of Graham Lands and Rymill Coast of Palmer Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It runs in a north-south direction between Mount Edgell and the Mistral Ridge . The pass is a convenient sledding route between the Wordie Ice Shelf and the Eureka Glacier .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1977 after the Pampero , an often stormy southwest wind from the Argentine Andes .
Web links
- Pampero Pass in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Pampero Pass on geographic.org (English)